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Transport in B47 5BN

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near B47 5BN, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Hollywood & Drakes Cross
Council
Bromsgrove
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,605 (2024)
Transport

How well connected B47 5BN is

10 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from B47 5BN itself. Connectivity scores 1.7 out of 10: poor.

Connectivity
1.7/ 10

Poor. Based on stops within walking distance rather than service frequency, with rail and metro weighted above buses.

Bus stops
10
Within 800m
Rail
0
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Whitlocks End Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.4 miles
  • 02
    Wythall Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.4 miles
  • 03
    Shirley Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.7 miles
  • 04
    Yardley Wood Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.1 miles
  • 05
    Earlswood (West Midlands) Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.3 miles
  • 06
    Kings Norton Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.4 miles
  • 07
    Pineapple Road Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.5 miles
  • 08
    Bournville Rail Station
    Rail station
    2.8 miles
  • 09
    Kings Heath Rail Station
    Rail station
    3.0 miles

Nearest bus stop: Dark Lane, 117 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

34.2% of working residents in the B47 5BN area mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 57.6% drive to work.

B47 5BNEngland
Work from home34.2%31.5%
Drive57.6%44.5%
Car passenger3.4%3.9%
Bus or coach0.4%4.3%
Train1.3%2%
Underground, metro or tram0%1.9%
On foot2.5%7.6%
Bicycle0%2.1%
Other0.6%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

6.4% of households in the B47 5BN area have no car or van, less than half the England average of 23.5%.

B47 5BNEngland
No car or van6.4%23.5%
133.4%41.3%
244.6%26.1%
3 or more15.6%9.1%

Sources: Department for Transport NaPTAN stop register; Census 2021 (ONS) / Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Distances are straight-line. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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